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Community Showcase slated for April 1
The St. Joseph Community Showcase, sponsored by the St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, April 1 at Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St. Joseph. Local retail, commercial, educational and service organizations will have booths to visit. Food, entertainment and children’s games will also be featured.
CPR classes set April 17, 20
Two free community CPR classes will be held from 6-9 p.m. Monday, April 17 and Thursday, April 20 at the St. Joseph Community Fire Hall. The classes, sponsored by the St. Joseph Firefighters and Jaycees and instructed by Gold Cross, are free and open to St Joseph community members. Each class is good for initial CPR or renewal; only one class, not both, is needed for CPR certification. Limited spots are available. Deadline to register is noon Friday, April 14. Contact Brian at stjoecpr@gmail. com to register.
Dollars for Scholars apps now online
2017 scholarship applications are available online at StJosephArea.DollarsForScholars.org. Once there, click on the “Students and Parents” tab, then follow the instructions to register. If you need assistance, call 320-363-7721 and speak with Doug Danielson at Sentry Bank. The application deadline is midnight, Monday, April 10.
Sartell Winter Market set April 1 at city hall
Come join us for the final winter market of the season on Saturday, April 1. We will be open from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Sartell City Hall. It’s time to get ready for Easter with your ham, eggs, treats and much more for the upcoming holiday.
Girls 360 addresses topics relevant to teen girls
An eight-week free session of Girls 360 Group will start April 11. The group helps girls by educating them on a full spectrum (360 degrees) of topics relevant to a teenage girl’s life. The group is targeted toward 13- to 17-yearold girls with low self-confidence and low self-esteem. The latest session will meet from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, April 11 through May 23 at The Village Family Service Center, Stearns Financial Center, 4140 Thielman Lane, Suite 303, St. Cloud. Space is limited. To register, call 320-253-5930.
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ASA students thank Velline at recent CD release party
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St. Joseph firefighter Cory Molitor stands guard March 28 while monitoring a controlled burn of the pond behind Coborn’s. Five other St. Joseph area ponds were also burned as part of spring maintenance. To see additional photos, visit thenewsleaders.com.
Students and faculty of All Saints Academy, St. Joseph, recently had a chance to thank Jeff Velline from Rock- Velline house Productions in St. Joseph for helping them record music during National Catholic Schools Week, which was held Jan. 29-Feb. 3, by hosting a compact-disc release party at the school The release party also gave everyone the chance to hear, for the first time, the songs they had recorded. Some of the songs students, faculty and staff recorded included “Never Too Young,” “Jesus Loves Me,” “Blessed Be Your Name,” “Fish With Me,” “Forever” and “I Will Lift Up Your Name.” Velline said the students and faculty did a great job during the recording of the music, but many of them were so caught up in being at the studio they might have
forgotten they were actually creating a compact disc. He added it was such a thrill to share the moment of this very first preview with the kids. “I said, ‘Congratulations on your first CD, now you’re all in a rock ‘n’ roll band,’” Velline said. The students made a “red carpet” out of construction paper for Velline and his wife, Cindy Abercrombie, to walk on. He said it was like being guests of honor to an exclusive gala. Velline said the school’s music specialist, Mary Schumann, played a large part in helping the recording come together. “Like all the faculty and staff there, she does an amazing job with the kids,” he said. “We feel very fortunate to be a part of that community.” Schumann thanked Velline and Rockhouse Productions for investing many hours of time to make the recording of the compact disc possible for the students. “Jeff and his brother, Tommy, are very giving people who believe in Catholic eduVelline • back page
Residents invited to give input for comp plan by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
People who live in St. Joseph will have many options for giving input about what should be included in the St. Joseph Comprehensive Plan, which is now in the planning stages. From 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, April 1 at Kennedy Community School, city residents can learn about the plan, give input and take a survey at the St. Joseph Community Showcase. Another
way to give input is to take the survey online at the city’s website. There will be other chances for input throughout the spring at events called “Pop-Ups.” The survey asks residents questions in various areas, followed by choices and a box headed with “Other.” The following are the of inquiry: • What do you love about St. Joseph? • What’s the biggest challenge you have living in St. Joseph? • If you could change one
thing about St. Joseph, what would it be? • Is there a need for more housing in St. Joseph? • Do you own a business in St. Joseph? • Do you work in St. Joseph? • What are the top five industries or businesses you would like to see more of in St. Joseph? • Which type of businesses or services are most needed in St. Joseph? • What should St. Joseph’s transportation goals be for the
near future? • How long have you lived in St. Joseph? • Are there adequate employment opportunities in St. Joseph? • How important is it to involve the public in the development of long-range plans for St. Joseph? • How can we better engage the public in long-range planning for St. Joseph? • How did you hear about the Community Visioning, the ComPlan • page 7
Restaurant owners to speak at CSB Renaissance lecture by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
A College of St. Benedict graduate, her husband and their multiple award-winning restaurant will be the topics of the 2017 Renaissance Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 6 in Room 204 of the Gorecki Center on the CSB campus. Bernadette Martens Chapman graduated from CSB, Class of ’99. She married Clayton Chapman, who in 2010 opened The Grey Plume Restaurant in Omaha, Neb. Their Renaissance lecture is entitled “The Meals We Share:
A Chef’s Journey Through Mindfulness, Meaning and Mania.” Chapman is the owner and head chef of the restaurant, and – appropriately enough – he will speak about his business at CSB during the Week of Sustainability, April 3-7. The Grey Plume has been honored far and wide for its commitment to locally grown food and sustainability principles. In 2015, it received the top ranking on a list of “American’s Greenest Restaurants” by Daily Meal magazine. It was honored as one of the first Green Restaurant Association’s four-star SustainaBuild restaurants in the naLecture • page 2
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Chef Clayton Chapman and his wife, Bernadette Martens Chapman (right), a College of St. Benedict alum, pause for a photo with CSB President Mary Dana Hinton when Hinton and other CSB alumni visited the Chapmans’ world-renowned Grey Plume restaurant in Omaha, Neb.
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Lecture from front page tion; the first restaurant in the world to meet the trademarked SustainaBuild standard and the first SustainaBuild Certified Green Restaurant in Nebraska. What Chapman and his staff strive for – and succeed brilliantly at – is meticulous dedication to being a steward of the Earth with a deep belief that good food only comes from good places, sustainable practices and the belief that nourishment and taste are only two aspects of food. In The Grey Plume restaurant, as its website shows so well, the place’s floor was created from recycled old-barn wood, some of its plates were created by an artist using recycled wine bottles melted down and reshaped, and the restau-
rant’s water flow is set at onehalf gallon per minute. Those are just a few of the many ways the restaurant succeeds in being “green” and sustainable. The Grey Plume, besides being ecologically friendly, also uses seasonal food produce and livestock raised locally and only from crop-growers and animal-raisers that also use sustainable, healthy and humane practices. Both CSB and St. John’s University have long advocated, taught and practiced sustainability practices. In fact, sustainability is one of the underlying core values of the Benedictine tradition and has been since its founding hundreds of years ago in Europe before that tradition was brought by priests and nuns to the central Minnesota area. That is why the topic of the Renaissance lecture – sustainable restaurants – is so appropriate.
People Samantha Evander Elmore of St. Joseph recently graduated with a master’s de-
gree in occupational therapy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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If any readers have tips concerning crimes, they should call the St. Joseph Police Department at 363-8250 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes. This information is submitted by the St. Joseph Police Department.
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dispatched to a suspicious activity complaint. An employee reported a yellow vehicle pulled into the parking lot at SuperAmerica. He said a little later a gray Chevrolet pulled in and reported a male got out of the yellow car and went into the gray car. He said they left for a short time and returned. He reported the male got back in the yellow car and they both left the area. He believed this activity was related to a drug deal. Officers searched the area.
Friday, March 31, 2017 rage number five. It’s believed the door was struck sometime on this date before 10 a.m. Nothing of evidence was left behind to indicate what color or type of vehicle did the damage. Submitted by Stearns County Sheriff’s Office
Jan. 8 2:25 a.m. Suspicious activity. 27 Birch St. W. Officers were
Jan. 10 12:52 p.m. Property damage. 125 10th Ave. SE. An officer was dispatched to the above address to take a report on a vehicle striking the overhead garage door of ga-
March 23 1:31 p.m. Car crash. CR 75/CR 134. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on CR 75 and CR 134. Deputies learned a green 1994 Ford Taurus, driven by a 35-yearold male was stopped at a red light traveling westbound on CR 75 at the intersection of CR 134 in St. Joseph Township. A blue 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer, driven by an 18-year-old female, was traveling westbound and she did not see the Ford Taurus stopped and rear ended the vehicle. Both drivers were transported to the St. Cloud Hospital. The crash remains under investigation.
A story about plans for the St. Joseph Community Center (Newsleader, March 24) needs several corrections. According to St. Joseph Administrator Judy Weyrens, the meeting set for April 6 is not meant as a public-information meeting but
only as a meeting between the Community Center Committee and the St. Joseph City Council. Architect Murray Mack presented some preliminary designs at a Feb. 7 committee meeting, not to a council meeting. So far, the council has not provided any
input on plans or amenities for the center. The list of potential amenities in the news story came directly from the city’s website. However, Weyrens noted that list was based on input from residents and the committee, not from the council or city staff.
Jan. 7 5:49 p.m. Expired tabs. CR 75 W/Birch Street. While on routine patrol, an officer observed a vehicle had red 2016 expired tabs. License-plate check confirmed June 2016. The officer stopped vehicle. The driver stated she knew they were expired and she was waiting until after Christmas to purchase new tabs. A citation of expired tabs was issued.
Jan. 9 8:35 p.m. Found wallet. 25 College Ave. N. Driver from Wayne fuel transport stated he found a wallet laying on the ground at SuperAmerica while delivering fuel. The driver dropped wallet off at the owner’s address.
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Duties include: Provide nursing services in accordance with the residents’ written care plans and communicate any pertinent resident information to appropriate personnel. Communicate to supervising RN, physician and family of changes in residents’ conditions and/or needs. Oversee the administering of medications and treatments as ordered by the physician and nursing staff. Maintain records of residents’ medications, treatments and conditions. Provide support, assistance, direction and supervision to the HHA as needed. Medication and medical supply ordering and monitoring. Receive and process telephone, faxed or written orders. Responsible for complete and accurate follow-up, admission, weekly and discharge charting. On-call and other duties as assigned. Requirements: Successful completion of a practical nursing education program approved by the State Board of Nursing. Current LPN licensure in the State of Minnesota. CPR certification. Must be able and willing to assume responsibility for client care and safety.
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The St. Joseph Planning Commission shall conduct a public hearing at 6 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, Monday, April 10, 2017 at the St. Joseph City Hall, 75 Callaway St. E. The purpose of the hearing is to consider a Conditional-Use Permit to allow a convenience store with a gasoline station and car wash at the southwest corner of CR 75 and 20th Ave. SE as submitted by Krebsbach Real Estate Holdings LLC, owner, and Kwik Trip, applicant. The property is legally described as Lot 1, Block 1, K and L Properties Addition, Stearns County, Minnesota. Judy Weyrens Administrator Publish: March 31, 2017
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LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF STEARNS IN DISTRICT COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 73-PR-17-2342 NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of
Jean Marie Harlander, Decedent
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Mitchell Meyer, 7, of St. Joseph, receives fishing tips from Mitchell Dockendorf, a 17-year old senior at Sartell High School at Funfest March 18. The Funfest was a Sartell High School Student Council initiative to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The event was well-attended and included crafts, games, a bouncy-house and silent-auction items.
It is Ordered and Notice is given that on 4-14-17, at 8:45 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at 725 Courthouse Square, St. Cloud, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent dated, May 15, 2012, (“Will”),
and for the appointment of Michael P. Smith and Peter A. Smith, whose address is 68458 330th St., Watkins, Minn. 55389 and 67893 260th St., Darwin, Minn. 55324, respectively, as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of the Decedent in an UNSUPERVISED administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate. Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.
Dated: March 16, 2017 (COURT SEAL) BY THE COURT /s/ Andrew Pearson Judge of District Court /s/ George Lock Court Administrator Dated: March 16, 2017 Filed: March 16, 2017 Tamra S. Deputy Stearns County District Court Attorney for Petitioner Larry N. Jensen Thomton, Sperry, Jensen & Keithahn, Ltd. 329 E. Highway 12 P.O. Box 249 Litchfield, MN 55355 Attorney License No: 50064 Telephone: (320) 693-2454 FAX: (320) 693-2457 Email: larry@tsjklaw.com Publish: March 24 & 31, 2017
LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF STEARNS IN DISTRICT COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Case Type: 14 – Quiet Title Court File No. 73-CV-16-116 ORDER FOR PUBLICATION Riverwood Mall, LLC, a Minnesota Limited Liability Corporation, Plaintiff, v. LeRoy Edward Terres, Donna May Terres, Wilbert P. Hirschfeld, Eric F. Netter, Constance I. Netter, The New Toggery Inc., James B. Anderson, Mary Anderson, Lois K. Volkmuth, Vivian A. Siversten, Roberta M. Ellsworth, James T. Haaf, Marchbec Inc., Janette Mary Haaf, n/k/a Janette M. McNurlin, Schnettler Innovative Buildings Inc, a Minnesota corporation, John McNurlin, Anthony Gaetz, Lorraine Gaetz, Anton’s of St. Cloud, a Minnesota corporation, Sauk Rapids Recreation Inc., a Minnesota corporation, Larson Enterprises, and the unknown heirs of the defendants abovenamed, the unknown heirs of Ann R. Hirschfeld, Hattie A. Brick, Richard F. Volkmuth, Edward C. Ellsworth, and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien in or upon the real property described in Plaintiff’s complaint herein, Defendants This matter cam on before the undersigned Judge for an order directing service of the Summons and Complaint in Quiet Title Action in the above-entitled matter on unknown defendants, described below, by publication of the summons in a newspaper of general circulation most likely to give notice to such defendants and on the affidavit of Daniel A. Eller, attorney for plaintiff; and It appearing to the court from the Affidavit of Daniel A. Eller, the files records and proceedings herein, and the Complaint filed in
this action that a good cause of action exists in favor of the plaintiff against each and all of unknown defendants or each and all of unknown defendants are necessary and proper parties to this action; and It further appearing that the Complaint was filed on Jan. 4, 2016, and it further appearing that the names of each and all of unknown defendants described in the Complaint as “the unknown heirs of the defendants above-named and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien in or upon the real property and that their identity cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence; and it further appearing that none of the unknown defendants has been served with the Summons and Complaint for the above-stated reasons; and It further appearing that service of the Summons cannot be made on unknown defendants except by publication; IT IS HEARBY ORDERED: 1. The Summons be served on each and all of such unknown defendants by publication in the St. Joseph Newsleaders a newspaper of general circulation designated as most likely to give notice to such unknown defendants; 2. Publication be made at least once a week for three consecutive weeks; 3. The service of the Summons shall be deemed complete twenty-one (21) days after the first publication. 4. Mailing a copy of the Summons and Complaint to such unknown defendants be dispensed with since plaintiff cannot, with reasonable diligence, ascertain the place or placed where such defendants, whose names and addresses are unknown to plaintiff, would properly receive matter transmitted through the mails.
Dated: Feb. 20, 2017 John Scherer Judge of District Court Filed in Stearns County Court Administration Feb. 20, 2017 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF STEARNS IN DISTRICT COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Case Type: 14 – Other Civil Court File No. 73-CV-16-116 SUMMONS Riverwood Mall, LLC, a Minnesota Limited Liability Corporation, Plaintiff, v. LeRoy Edward Terres, Donna May Terres, Wilbert P. Hirschfeld, Eric F. Netter, Constance I. Netter, The New Toggery Inc., James B. Anderson, Mary Anderson, Lois K. Volkmuth, Vivian A. Siversten, Roberta M. Ellsworth, James T. Haaf, Marchbec Inc., Janette Mary Haaf, n/k/a Janette M. McNurlin, Schnettler Innovative Buildings Inc, a Minnesota corporation, John McNurlin, Anthony Gaetz, Lorraine Gaetz, Anton’s of St. Cloud, a Minnesota corporation, Sauk Rapids Recreation Inc., a Minnesota corporation, Larson Enterprises, and the unknown heirs of the defendants abovenamed, the unknown heirs of Ann R. Hirschfeld, Hattie A. Brick, Richard F. Volkmuth, Edward C. Ellsworth, and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien in or upon the real property described in Plaintiff’s complaint herein, Defendants THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HERBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to file
an answer with the Court Administrator to the Complaint which is herewith serve on you, within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons on you, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. This auction involves, affects or brings in question real property situated in the County of Stearns, State of Minnesota, legally described as follows: Attached hereto as Exhibit A You should also know that parties are encouraged to attempt Alternate Dispute Resolution pursuant to Minnesota Law. Alternative Disput Resolution includes Mediation, Arbitration, and other processes set forth in the Disrict Court Rules. Dated: Dec. 15, 2016 /s/ Daniel A. Eller ID #26438 Attorney for Plaintiff 2103 Frontage Road No. Suite 25 Waite Park, MN 56387 (320) 253-3700 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Plaintiff, through his undersigned counsel, hereby acknowledges that Minn. Stat. 549.211 provides for an award of costs, attorney’s fees and other penalties in favor of Defendants if the allegations are found to be groundless or made for an improper purpose. Dated: Dec. 15, 2016 /s/ Daniel A. Eller ID #26438 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION That part of the Northeast Quarter, Section 18, Township 124, Range 28, Stearns County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the southeast
corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Northeast Quarter, thence North 89 degrees 59 minutes 25 seconds West, along the south line of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 217.60 feet; thence North 00 degrees 01 minutes 23 seconds West, parallel with the East line of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 296 feet, more or less to the thread of the Sauk River, being the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence return South 00 degrees 01 minutes 23 seconds East, a distance of 296 feet, more or less to said south line; thence South 89 degrees 59 minutes 25 seconds East, along said south line, a distance of 217.60 feet so said southeast corner; thence South 00 degrees 01 minutes 23 second East, along the west line of the Southeast Quarter of said Northeast Quarter, a distance of 458.84 feet, to the northerly right-of-way line of Old Trunk Highway 52; thence southeasterly, a distance of 205.04 feet on a non-tangential curve, being concave to the north and having a radius of 724.49 feet, a central angel of 16 degrees 12 minutes 57 seconds, and a chord bearing of South 86 degrees 38 minutes 08 seconds East; thence North 85 degrees 15 minutes 24 seconds East, along said northerly right-ofway line, a distance of 72.26 feet; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 35 seconds East, a distance of 464.81 feet to the north line of the Southeast Quarter of said Northeast Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 59 minutes 25 seconds West, parallel with said North line of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 66.90 feet; thence North 00 degrees 01 minutes 23 seconds West, parallel with said East line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 284 feet, more or less to the thread of the Sauk River, thence westerly along said thread of the Sauk River to the point of beginning and there terminating. Publish: March 17, 24 & 31, 2017
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Once hurting, Heymans finds joy through meditation by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
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Above: Kateri Heymans (left) gets her photo taken with a fellow graduate after their graduation from the Center for Peace Meditation in Manzanillo, Mexico. At right: Kateri Heymans finds solace and peace in forms of meditation, in this case closed-eye meditation, one of the ISHA system’s methods.
For many years, Kateri Heymans’ life was a most unhappy one, plagued constantly by depression, anxiety, worries, fears, lack of self-confidence and even suicidal feelings. The College of St. Benedict sophomore is now a poised, confident, socially connective young woman who has found an extraordinary inner peace and joy. And Heymans not only has a new lease on life, but she’s determined to share her newfound gift with others. She hopes to start meditation lessons throughout the area, especially in the cities of St. Joseph and Sartell. What turned Heymans’ life
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around so dramatically was a meditation method dubbed the ISHA system, a method she studied in Mexico and in Uruguay, South America. Raised in Roseau, Heymans was only 2 years old when her mother, Jenny (nee Anderson), died at age 34 of breast cancer. Anderson was a CSB graduate with a degree in English. A tree was planted in her honor outside the CSB library. On campus, Heymans would become unbearably sad when she would walk by that tree. Last February, however, the anniversary of her mother’s death in 1999, Heymans felt a surge of happiness, with an overwhelming desire to want to reach out and give kindness and joy to the ones who had loved her mother. It was yet another example of Heymans’ new life outlook, from despair to hope. Heymans intended to study psychology at CSB, but after her meditation experiences she changed her major to peace studies. A few years ago, while in high school, Heymans’ thoughts and feelings had spiraled down to a low she felt was fast approaching a dead end, literally. She suffered from low self-esteem, indecision, severe depression, eating disorders and was contemplating suicide as the “way out.” “I was desperate,” she recalled in an interview with the Newsleader. “I was so scared. So miserable.” One day, in the library, she happened to spot a book about
meditation. She took it home and began to read it. Within the course of two weeks, her moods and outlook dramatically lifted. “I was even able to wear my glasses to school, something I could never bring myself to do before,” she said. “My self-esteem increased. It got better and better. It was a slow pace, but I was feeling so much better than how I felt before.” Still, there were some setbacks when she didn’t follow through on her meditation methods on a regular basis.
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A week before her freshman year at CSB, Heymans decided to sign up for a month-long course at the Center for Peace Meditation in Manzanillo, Mexico. In just those four weeks, she was constantly astonished at how quickly and how well she had improved in both mental and emotional equilibrium. “It’s as if I changed completely,” she recalled. “I was confident. I felt a sense of well-being. I’d found happiness.” Before discovering meditation, Heymans went to a therapist and school counselor in high school, and she reached out to friends and others, seeking relief for the awful inner turmoil she was enduring. But she realized all the talking and reaching out would not help. Something else was missing. After the book she read, after her course in Manzanillo, Heymans was more convinced than
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Friday, March 31, 2017 ever she was on the right path. So, toward the last half of her freshman year at CSB, she decided to study meditation again at the other Center for Peace Mediation, the one in Uruguay. This course was much more intense in which Heymans learned not only more about meditation but also how to be a meditation facilitator. The sessions in Uruguay were not always pleasant. That’s because part of the meditation process is to release repressed emotions, the ones that can get stuck inside of people and make them depressed, fearful and sick. “Sometimes I cried and cried in Uruguay when releasing those emotions, like the ones that had to do with my mother I never knew dying when I was 2 years old,” she said. “I also had negative feelings about my dad and stepmom. And now, these days, I love to go home and see them.” After her experiences in Uruguay, Heymans returned to CSB in January and has been working hard to do outreach meditation efforts besides working two part-time jobs – at the Kennedy Community School Kidstop program and at Sal’s Bar and Grill. She is also involved as a class project in the Boys and Girls Club program.
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There are two requirements to successful ISHA meditation, Heymans noted. One is to learn to become comfortable. The other, once the state of comfort has been achieved, is to let go and not try to control one’s mind. Certain repeated phrases bring about feelings of gratitude
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and appreciation for the present moment. With the mind free of barbs and clutter, feelings of unity, joy and unconditional love seep into mind and body. Uglier thoughts and feelings are expelled. “It’s really a form of cleansing, of cleaning,” she said. “In meditation, you focus, then let the mind wander, then focus and let the mind wander. The phrases you repeat during meditation actually have a way of ‘rewiring’ the brain.”
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Heymans cited many examples of how this particular form of meditation, ISHA, has been used to startling effect in so many venues she experienced in Mexico and in Uruguay: nursing homes, schools, hospices, a center for girls suffering from eating disorders and even prisons. Heymans was one of the facilitators in many of those on-site teaching seminars. She gave a seminar to a drug-rehab center for teenagers in Uruguay. During a visit to Peru (Heymans had lived there when she was in fourth grade), she presented a seminar to a family related to the sister of Heymans’ stepmother. In Uruguay, some prisoners can actually get their sentences reduced at some prisons if they agree to take part in ISHA meditation classes. The method has been known to reduce aggression and violence among prisoners. Heymans is determined to share meditation successes right her in central Minnesota. She spent spring break, at her own expense, putting up posters and flyers in the St. Jo-
seph area. She has contacted schools, clinics, the St. Cloud Hospital, area hospices and the St. Cloud Correctional Facility, among many other places, asking if they would be interested in at least trying the ISHA meditation system. She is also working hard to start a meditation support group on campus. Heymans is able and willing to give introductory lessons, extended seminars and follow-up support on an ongoing basis. Recently, Developmental Diagnostics in St. Joseph offered Heymans the use of space in which to give information sessions, seminars and support meetings. One of her dreams is to bring the benefits of meditation to Native American Reservation areas. “I went on a mission trip to Standing Rock Reservation when I was in 10th grade and found a neighboring town of just a couple hundred people had experienced 26 suicides in just 20 days. Also, the Pine Ridge Reservation has the almost lowest life expectancy in the Western Hemisphere, second only to Haiti.” Heymans plans to return to Manzanillo for further study of the ISHA system.
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To support her outreach efforts, Heymans has been working and setting up fundraising methods. For instance, on April 4 at Gary’s Pizza in St. Joseph, for any customer who mentions Kateri’s name or her fundraising, the business will give part of the proceeds from that particular sale to Heymans’
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ue-growing. People who want to donate prom dresses, who have questions or who would like to learn more about ISHA meditation can contact Heymans at kateriheymans@gmail.com.
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Blizzard weather creates need for blood transfusions How could severe winter weather affect the nation’s blood supply? It’s because the weather was so nasty during the massive blast in mid-March, especially in the northeastern states, that at least 250 blood drives had to be canceled. The American Red Cross in late March released a bulletin urging people everywhere to donate blood. What’s needed most are platelets, type O-negative blood and type AB blood. Platelets, a component of blood, are tiny cells that help blood clot and are used extensively during cancer treatments. Type O-negative blood can be transfused to patients, no matter what their blood type happens to be. Type AB blood (known as the “universal plasma”) can also be transplanted to any patient, regardless of blood type, in an emergency. Less than 7 percent of people have blood that is Type O-negative. Those types of blood, along with platelets, are most in demand at hospitals. The American Red Cross gives blood to about 2,600 hospitals nationwide. In the North Central American Red Cross region, which includes Minnesota, 108 hospitals receive blood supplies from people’s donations to the Red Cross. Giving blood is not only life-saving, it’s easy. The only criteria is one must be at least 17 years old (16 with parental permission), weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Blood that is collected is processed, often into components like plasma. It’s also tested for safety before being packaged and distributed. Countless numbers of lives have been saved thanks to blood transfusions, in trauma emergencies and in treatment processes. It is literally true that “giving the gift of blood is giving the gift of life.” To find out more about donating blood or to make an appointment to donate, call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit www.redcrossblood.org. On the website, it’s also possible to find local donation sites by typing in one’s zip code. The following are blood-donation dates and times for the St. Cloud Blood Donation Center, 1301 W. St. Germain St. Saturday, April 1: 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 2: 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday, April 3: 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6: 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Friday, April 7: 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8: 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 9: 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
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Cheers! ObamaCare gets new lease on life Three cheers for ObamaCare. Well, OK then, two cheers; it needs fixing. If ObamaCare is a “trainwreck,” RyanCare was a colossal dud, widely reviled by most doctors, nurses, hospital associations, senior-citizen groups, low-income earners and just about everybody else with any sense. It was so awful it didn’t even get high enough for a “death spiral” or swan dive. In fact, it was dead on arrival. Rep. Paul Ryan, like a failed Dr. Frankenstein, quickly pulled the plug on the monster’s feeble life-support system. What an ignoble defeat it was. Welldeserved. For seven years, congressional Republicans reached rabid degrees of hatred against the Affordable Care Act. They voted more than 60 times to get rid of it. In hindsight, it’s so evident those empty gestures were nothing but political grandstanding nonsense. If those sour sorts had spent those seven years working on a healthcare insurance plan of their own, they just might have come up with a workable one. Maybe. A big maybe. Better yet, if they had worked with Democrats to strengthen the ACA, they wouldn’t have to be bellyaching now how horrible it is. They will never understand how it’s not horrible for the millions who now have health insurance who have never had it before. For seven years, Republicans sulked, balked, obstructed and raged, just itching to repeal the hideous law. Then, finally, they had their chance. The ball was finally in their court; it was time to find a replacement. Whoops! Even the ever-confident President Trump, that titan of promises, admitted that health care is a “complicated” subject. Oh, really? At one time, in the days of sweet campaign promises, Trump
Dennis Dalman Editor had vowed to his deliriously cheering crowds that he was going to come up with a plan to provide much cheaper, better-quality care affordable for every American. With baited breath, some awaited the miracle . . . Alas, the miracle did not materialize. Instead, Paul Ryan and a few other policy wonks hobbled together a grab bag of old tricks that never worked and never will work for universal health-care coverage: free-market competition, health-savings accounts, tax credits and, of course, massive tax cuts of billions of dollars for insurance companies and pharmaceutical giants. Even President Trump seemed ill-atease, embarrassed by RyanCare, knowing full well that its crazy patchwork of non-solutions ran counter to his grandiose promises to the American people. Trump was also keenly aware that RyanCare would be “bad medicine” for the folks in impoverished areas whose votes were decisive in giving him the White House. Many commentators have apparently not noticed that the perfect irony of RyanCare’s failure and the survival of ObamaCare came courtesy of the “Freedom Caucus” in the House of Representatives. That ultra-right-wing clique is comprised mainly of Tea Party adherents, the very ones who most loathed ObamaCare from the get-go – political demagogues like Ted Cruz,
who with help from that faction, succeeded in shutting down the government in protest against the ACA. And because the 30 or so Freedom Caucus members refused to vote for RyanCare, they doomed its chances in the House. The proposed bill was just too liberal, too socialistic, too much like ObamaCare, they claimed, squinting through their myopic ideological lenses. The Tea Party naysayers, once again, had cut off their noses to spite their faces, handing a victory to the dreadful ObamaCare. Talk about karma biting back in the butt. But, at least, for once their constant obstructionism was a good thing. The true heroes of this happy outcome are the grassroots protestors who showed up at politicians’ townhall meetings throughout America, including right here in Sartell, demanding the ACA be preserved and strengthened. Most of those politicians got the message loud and clear. The rallies also helped spread the truth of ObamaCare after so many years of hearing loud lies, blatant distortions and grotesque exaggerations by the ACA-haters. At the town-hall rallies, many shared powerful personal testimonials about how ObamaCare had saved their lives or lives of loved ones. Without their access to insurance, many would have been doomed and dead. Approval for ObamaCare steadily increased in the past two months. The RyanCare plan, on the other hand, had an approval rating of 17 percent on the eve of its demise. Good riddance. So, let’s hear it: Two cheers for ObamaCare. Time to mend it, not end it.
Should the Supreme Court be partisan? Last week, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch, testified before senators during his confirmation hearing. A vote is expected in the Senate sometime in April. This is all in the ongoing fight to fill the seat on the Supreme Court that became vacant in February 2016 with the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. But what has happened in the process so far? And why are things moving so slowly? At the founding of our nation, the Founding Fathers feared having too much power in the hands of one person or branch of government. Thus, they created the threepart system we’ve all learned about in school. The legislative branch that makes the laws, the executive branch that enforces the laws and the judicial branch that interprets the laws. All three branches are supposed to hold one another in check. For the all-important Supreme Court, the nine justices who render final decisions on legal disputes in the United States, the selection process needed to be special. So the founders split the responsibility between the two other branches of government. The President, as part of the executive branch, was given the power to nominate judges to the Supreme Court. The Senate, as part of the legislature, was given the power to ultimately confirm or reject the President’s nominee. We saw this balance in action last year. When Justice Scalia died, former Democratic President Obama moved to nominate a replacement. In March of 2016, Judge Merrick Garland of the D.C. Circuit Court was recom-
Connor Kockler Guest Writer mended to the position. The Senate, under Republican control since 2015, did not hold any hearings, effectively rejecting Garland. Senate Republicans argued that in an election year, the people should be able to choose the next President, and with that, the next Supreme Court Justice. Whatever your opinion on the issue, this isn’t an entirely new concept. Supreme Court nominees have been refused confirmation since our first President George Washington. Overall, out of 151 total nominees to the Supreme Court, 29 have been rejected by votes, withdrawn nominations or by the Senate taking no action. This represents a fail rate of almost 20 percent. The famously unsuccessful nomination of Robert Bork led to the verb bork being used to refer to the obstruction of a candidate through unfavorable publicity. But today’s fights have become especially vicious. Both Garland and Gorsuch were confirmed by large margins in the Senate when they were appointed to their respective circuit courts, so why were each of their nominations so contentious? The answer is the Supreme Court is becoming increasingly partisan. Listen to any news channel talking about an
upcoming court decision, and you will hear reference to the “liberal” and “conservative” blocs on the Supreme Court. The liberal bloc is often cited as justices Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan. The conservative bloc is mentioned as justices Kennedy, Thomas, Roberts and Alito. Every justice in the liberal bloc was nominated by a Democrat, and the conservatives by Republicans. Since the groups are currently tied, it is of huge importance that either side can get a fifth justice to tip the balance in their favor. But is this really how we want things to be? If we reduce the Supreme Court to ideological camps competing for control, it will effectively become the third house of the legislature, but with terms for life. If anything, we should be looking for judges who are non-partisan and interpreting the law fairly and without bias or prejudice, as most judges do. The interpretation of the laws of this country is too important to leave to politics, which is why an independent Supreme Court is so important. I hope we can begin to look at the Supreme Court not as a way to resolve political problems but as the final arbiter of disputes in the law as it was set out to be. We already have enough politicking in two branches of government; it would only make things worse to bring it to the final third. Connor Kockler is a Sauk RapidsRice High School student. He enjoys writing, politics and news, among other interests.
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Community Calendar Is your event listed? Send your information to: Newsleader Calendar, P.O. Box 324, St. Joseph, MN 56374; fax it to 320-363-4195; or, e-mail it to news@thenewsleaders.com. Friday, March 31 Festival of Forgiveness, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., St. Mary’s Cathedral, 25 Eighth Ave. S., St. Cloud. Tae Guk Kwon Do, 3-4 p.m., Independent Lifestyles, 215 N Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320-267-7717. Marchfest High School Honor Band Concert, 7:30 p.m., Ritsche Auditorium, Stewart Hall, St. Cloud State University. Saturday, April. 1 A Royal Welcome to the Easter Bunny, 10-11 a.m., Crossroads Center Mall, St. Cloud. Sartell Winter Farmers’ Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N, Sartell. marketmonday.org. Read to Tammy the Therapy Dog, 11 a.m.-noon, ages 5 to 10, limited to four children, Al Ringsmuth Public Library, 253 N. Fifth Ave., Waite Park. 320-253-9359. griver.org. Maple Syrup open house, 1-4 p.m., Kraemer Lake-Wildwood County Park, 29709 Kipper Road, St. Joseph. carlsonwildwoodranch@msn. com. 320-363-7784. Monday, April 2 Breakfast, sponsored by St. Joseph Knights of Columbus, 8:30 a.m.noon, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Heritage Hall, 12 W. Minnesota St., St. Joseph. Monday, April 3 Lunch and cards, sponsored by Helping Hands Outreach and The Rusty Nail, noon-2 p.m., The Rusty Nail, 4 CR 2 S., St. Stephen. St. Joseph Food Shelf, open 1-3 A U TO M O B I L E S / M O TO R C Y C L E S WANTED MOTORCYCLES: TOP CASH PAID! For Old Motorcycles! 1900-1979. DEAD OR ALIVE! 920-371-0494 (MCN) ADOPTION PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? Call us first. Living expenses, housing, medical, and continued support afterwards. Choose adoptive family of your choice. Call 24/7. 855-390-6047 (Void in IL & IN) (MCN) A childless married couple seeks to adopt. Will be hands-on mom & devoted dad. Financial security. Expenses PAID. Call Holly & Tiger. 1-800-790-5260 (ask for Adam) (MCN) AUTOMOBILES DONATE YOUR CAR TO CHARITY. Receive maximum value of write off for your taxes. Running or not! All conditions accepted. Free pickup. Call for details. 855752-6680 (MCN) DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. 1-800-2830205 (MCN) EMPLOYMENT/HELP WANTED TRUCK DRIVERS. CDL-A Company Drivers and Owner Operators. Great pay and benefits. Driver friendly. All miles paid. Many bonuses. Home when needed. Nice equipment. Paid weekly. WWW.MCFGTL.COM Call now 507-437-9905 (MCN) MAKE $1,000 WEEKLY! Paid in advance! Mailing Brochures at Home! Easy pleasant work. Begin Immediately! Age unimportant! www.homebucks.us (MCN) Need ambitious young professionals for custom harvesting. Operators, full time Truck Drivers. Housing and transportation provided, Competitive wages. 785-545-5966
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Tuesday, April 4 Social Security planning, 6:307:30 p.m., St. Cloud Federal Credit Union Lower Level Community Room, 3030 First St. S., St. Cloud. For reservations, call 320-258-2179 or email afrost@scfcu-invest.com.
Saturday, April 8 Easter Egg Hunt, 10-11 a.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 2615 Clearwater Road, St. Cloud. Winter Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. marketmonday.org. Craft Vendor Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Centennial Shopping Center, 2018 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud. 320-
Thursday, April 6 Health and Fitness Fair and Traveling Health Screening, 8 a.m.noon, Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud. St. Joseph Food Shelf, open 1-3 p.m., Old City Hall, between Minnesota and Cedar Street on First Avenue NW, St. Joseph. St. Joseph Planning Commission, 6 p.m., St. Joseph City Hall, 25 College Ave. N. 320-363-7201. cityofstjoseph.com. Great River Regional Coin Club, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Miller Auto Marine Sports Plaza, 2930 Second St. S., St. Cloud. 320-241-9229.
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Velline from front page cation and want to keep the memory of their parents alive through the support of Catholic schools,” Schumann said. Their parents were Bobby and Karen Vee, Bobby Vee being the legendary rock star with chart-topping hits from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Karen died about two years ago, and then Vee died of Alzheimer’s disease last year.
Schumann said the students at All Saints Academy are rock stars who rehearsed without complaint and took this adventure very seriously. “We had a great experience and learned more about recording music and how recording studios operate,” Schumann said. “Our CD release party was an exciting and rewarding event for all of us. I am very proud of (the) students, but most importantly, they can be proud of themselves and their abilities.” Velline and Abercrombie’s daughter, Saima Velline, attends All
Friday, March 31, 2017 Saints Academy and gave her father a vinyl record which was signed by all of the students and teachers who recorded in the Rockhouse Productions studio. “Making and recording music is a special and rewarding process,” Velline said. “I have been lucky to be around and involved in it most of my life. It’s so fun to share this with others, especially kids (who) are all wide-eyed and excited. Music connects us with our memories, and recordings last forever. They will always have this little souvenir, and that is special.”
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Jeff Velline (left) and his wife, Cindy Abercrombie, accept a signed vinyl record from their daughter, Saima Velline, during a compact-disc release party at All Saints Academy. The vinyl record was signed by the students and teachers who recorded in the Rockhouse Productions studio during National Catholic Schools week, Jan. 29-Feb. 3.
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